Combination button-fastener and eyeleting tool.



c. HORV/(TH.

COMBINATION BUTTON FASTENER AND EYELE'TING TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21,1918.

Patented July 9, 1918..

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c. HORVATH.

COMBINATION BUTTON FASTENER AND EYELETING TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2!,1918.

1 ,2? 1,7 1 1 Patented July 9, 1918..

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INVENTO Maw/95 filamya v COMBINATION BUTTON-FASTENER AND EYELETING TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1918.

' Application filed February 21, 1918. Serial No. 218,421.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES HORVATH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at-New Brunswick, Middlesex county, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Button-Fastener and Eyeleting Tools, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a combination button-fastener and eyeleting tool. One of the objects of my invention is to provide a combination hand-tool for shoe-makers, more especially custom-shoemakers who make shoes to order on a small scale and who do not employ automatic machines. My improved tool is designed for manual operation and is an inexpensive yet efiicient implement. To carry my invention into practice, I employ a holder to which any number of different attachments can be applied, said attachments being arranged to secure buttons or eyelets to a shoe. To provide a practicable device, I have designed a special holder arranged so that the difi'erent attachments can be applied with rapidity.

I will now proceed to describe my invention in detail, the novel features of which I will point out in the appended claims,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an end view of they holder for the differentfattachments;

Fig. 2 is aside view thereof, illustrating the holder as provided with a punch;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the,

punch; I

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a block containing the anvil for the punch, also a clamp for holding the fasteners for buttons;

Fig. 5 is a similar view of a block containing a holder for an eyelete'd hook, for a shoe-lace, and an anvil for an eyelet for a shoe-lace;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged end view of the block illustrated in Fig. 4, looking from the right;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional vieW of theblock illustrated in Fig.

5, the section being taken on a line 77 in said figure;

Fig. 8 is an end view of the button holding attachment;

Fig. 9 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 10 is a bottom plan view of the butlzon-holder, illustrated as retaining a but- Fig. 11 is an enlarged view of the eyelet setting tool;

Figs. '12 and 13 are fragmentary diagrammatic views of the operation of the button applying attachments;

Figs. 14 and 15 are similar views of the eyelet setting attachment; and

Fig. 16 is an enlarged diagrammatic view of the manner of applying a hook.

My improved tool comprises a holder consisting of (in this instance) two arms or levers 17 and 18 pivotally connected at 19 and normally kept separated or in an open position by a spring 20. As can be seen in Fig. 2, the arm 17 carries a depending frame-member 21 which carries a forwardly extending support 22 for some of the elements of the combination. The lever 18 is pivoted, intermediate its ends, to the framemember 21. The forward end of the arm 17 carries a' supporting element or lug 23 for a longitudinally movable pin 24 surrounded by a spring 25. The upper end of the pin 24 is detachably secured by a screw 26 to a yoke 27 which at its lower end is pivotally connected at 28 to the forward end of the arm 18. The function of the arm 18 is to move the pin 24 longitudinally of its support 23 against the tension of the spring 25. As canbe seen, the spring 25 is located "between the support or lug 23 and the head 29 of the pin 24. The above named elements constitute the support or holder of my improved'device. To punch a hole, apply a button, eyelet or eyeleted hook to a shoe, it is but necessary to equip the holder with the requisite attachments.

As can be seen in Fig. 2, the pin 24 is provided with 'a threaded socket 30 to receive the threaded shank 31 of a punch 32 (Fig. 3) or the threaded shank 33 (Fig. 11) of a set 34. For the securement of the blocks 35 or 36 (Figs. 4 and 5) I prov de the support 22 on-the arm 17 with opemngs 37 bolts engaging threaded openings 41 and 42 in said blocks.

One of the features of my invention is the arrangement of the yoke 27 which is de signed to be released from engagement with the pin 24 and swung away therefrom, upon the pivot points 28, in order that said pin 24 can be removed for the application of the punch 32 or eyelet set 34. Should I desire to punch a hole prior to the apphcation of an eyelet, such as is indicated by 43 (Figs; 14 and 15) or an eyeleted hook, such as isindicated by'44' (Fig. 16) I remove the screw 26, swing the yoke 27 away from the pin 24 and withdraw the said pin 24, after which I apply the punch 32 to said pin. After the punch 32 has been applied, I place the pin 24 and punch 32 back in the support 23, move the yoke to its position will be pressed together, causing the punch and anvll to come together, thereby punchin a hole in said article.

hould I desire to secure an eyelet, such as 43, to the punched article, or an eyeleted hook, such as 44, I would arrange the device accordingly. To apply an eyelet, such as 43, I remove the punch 32 and apply the set 34, in the manner described for the ap lication of the punch 32. I then remove lock 35 and apply block 36, causing the eyelet seat 7 49 to aline with the set. I then place the eyelet in the hole formed by the punch, and t en place the head of the eyelet in the seat 49 of the block 36 (see Fig. 14). After the set has been forced-downwardly to engage the eyelet, said eyelet will be riveted to the article (a shoe, for instance) as indicated in V Fig. 15. Should I desire ,to apply an eyeletbeing inserted into said recess.

ed hook, such as is illustrated by 44 (Fig.

16) I merely reverse. the block 36, callsing' the recessed portion 50 to aline with said set 34, as indicated in Fi 16. As is indicated in Fig. 5, at each si e of the recess 50, I provide shoulders 51, upon which the eyelet portion 52 will rest, the hook portion 44 After the hook 44 has been placed in the recess 50 therefor, or ratherwhen the eyeleted hook and 38 for the passage of bolts 39 and 40, said has been placed upon the block, that portion of the shoe'containing the hole formedby the punch, can be caused to engage the eyelet portion 52 of the hook, after which the set can be caused to descend and rivet the eyelet 52 to the shoe, as indicated in Fig. 16. It will be apparent that the block 36 serves two purposes-that of furnishing an anvil for an ordinary eyelet and that of forming a retainer for an eyeleted hook. The block 35 also serves two purposes, that of providing an anvil for a punch and that of containing a clamp for a button-fastener. To apply a buttonto ashoe, neither the punch 32 nor set 34 is required, nor is the block 36. To apply a button, I provide the pin 24 with a post 54 carrying a clamp to retain a button 55 having an eye 56 for the passageof a fastener such as is illustrated in ig. 6 and indicated by 48. The clamp consists of the yieldable or pressure exerting plates 57 and 58 between which the eye 56 is inserted and clamped. The fingers 57 and 58 are located at each side of the cutaway portion at the lower end of the post 54, as shown in Fig. 9. The round end of the eye 56 fitsthe rounded'rear wall 60 of the post of the pocket formed by'the said plates 57 and 58. To coiiperate with the button-holder, I place the block 35 upon the support 22, causing the fastener-clamp, consisting of the yieldable fingers 46 and 47, to aline with the button-holder (see Figs. 12 and 13). When the button-holder 54 is caused to descend the shank 48 of the fastener will be turned over, having been passed through the eye 56 (see Fig. 13) and the portion of the shoe to which the button is to be fastened. After the said shank has been turned over the button-will be firmly secured to the shoe. To turn the shank over, I provide the pocket 61 of the button-holder with a curved upper wall 62, the said curvature acting to turn the said shank over to form a loop, thereby aflixing the button to the shoe.

What I'claim as my invention is:

1. A holder consistin of a plurality of pivotally connected arms, a supporting element carried by one of said arms for anvils or the like, a movable in also carried by said arm located over sai support, said pin bein arranged for the attachment of a plura ity of different tools to cotiperate with the diflerent anvils carried by said support, a spring surrounding said pm arranged to restore same to normal position after the operation thereof, a yoke pivotally connected at one end to the other of said arms, and means to detachably connect said yoke to the upper end of said pin.

2. A holder consisting of a plurality of pivotally connected arms, a supporting element carried by one of said arms for anvils or the like, a movable pin also carried by said arm located over said support, said pin being arranged for the attachment of a plurality of different tools to cooperate with the diflerent anvils carried by said support, a spring surrounding said pin arranged to restore same to normal position after the operation thereof, said yoke being arranged to be swung upon its pivot-points to carr the upper end thereof away from said pm, to

permit of the withdrawal of the said pin, 10 and a removable screw to secure the yoke to said pin.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 15th day of February, 1918. a

3 CHARLES HORVATH. Witnesses:

MAURICE BLooK, EDWARD A. JARVIS. 

